Researchers provided basic information about whole-genome sequencing to study participants who were then asked about their interest in it for themselves and their children.
Highlighted below are five findings from the study:
- Nearly 59 percent of the total participants — both parents and nonparents — expressed interest in whole-genome sequencing for themselves.
- Among parents, 61.8 percent were interested in it for themselves and 58 percent of parents were interested in whole-genome sequencing for their youngest children.
- Close to 85 percent of parents expressed an identical interest level in whole-genome sequencing for themselves and their youngest children.
- Mothers and parents whose youngest children had two or more health conditions expressed considerably more interest in sequencing for themselves and their children than nonparents and parents of children without health conditions.
- Individuals who identified themselves as more conservative had considerably less interest in whole-genome sequencing.
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